Despite having an NBA player as his father, Steph Curry faced unique challenges on his basketball journey that set him apart from other children of NBA players.

Throughout his youth, Curry struggled with his size and had to overcome various obstacles to eventually become the iconic NBA legend he is today. In a recent interview conducted by Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer, Dell Curry, Steph’s father, shared a significant moment when his son seriously contemplated giving up on basketball.

“He was a small kid, about 5-8 and 115 pounds, when he finished his sophomore year at Charlotte Christian,” Dell Curry said of Steph. “… And to get his shot off, he would load up from his waist and just kind of push it up. It went in and it would work in high school. But he goes, ‘Dad, I think I want to go to college.’ I’m like, ‘All right, we got to change your shot.’ And he goes: ‘What?’ I said: ‘Yeah, we gotta move your shot above your head, or you’re gonna get it blocked.’ It was a really tough summer. He was real close to like: ‘I’m not doing this. I’m not playing basketball.’ But I’m like, ‘Son, you got to stick with it. It’ll work.’ He did, but it was a month or so before he was strong enough to shoot outside the paint.”

When asked straight-up if Steph considered quitting that summer, Dell told Fowler, “It was tough. He’s like, ‘I can’t do it. It’s too hard.’ But thank goodness, he trusted old dad.”

For the Golden State Warriors and NBA fans everywhere, it’s a great thing that Curry was able to work through that difficult summer of changing his shot mechanics.